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The Battles of the Coronel and Falkland Islands
Also known as Die Seeschlachten bei Coronel und den Falklandinseln in Germany; As Grandes Batalhas de Falkland e Coronel in Portugal
(1927) England
B&W : Eight reels / 8300 feet
Directed by Walter Summers

Cast: Craighill Sherry [Admiral Sturdee], Roger Maxwell, Hans von Slock [Vice-Admiral Maximilian Reichsgraf von Spee]

British Instructional Films, Limited, production for British Projects; distributed by Woolf & Freedman Film Service. / Recreation scenario by Harry Engholme and Captain Frank C. Bowen. Cinematography by Jack Parker and Stanley Rodwell. / Released 31 October 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in Finland on 6 February 1928. The film was released in the USA by Artlee Pictures on 8 February 1928. The film was released in Canada on 25 February 1928. The film was released in Japan on 1 June 1928. The film was released in Portugal as As Grandes Batalhas de Falkland e Coronel on 3 September 1929. / Silent film.

Documentary-Drama: War.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 26 February 2023.

References: Gifford-British n. 08253; O’Leary-Silent p. ? : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.